"The EGO Monster"

When you want to reach a higher level of consciousness you have to let go of your ego. The ego identifies with having, but it's satisfaction in having is a relatively shallow and short lived one. Concealed within it remain a deep-seated sense of dissatisfaction, of incompleteness, of "not enough." "I don't have enough yet," by which the ego really means, "I am not enough yet"- (The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle go read it great book!!).It seeds itself in your brain and if your not aware how it works and acknowledge it's existence to finally control it you will NEVER reach your full potential.

According to Tolle "The word "I" embodies the greatest error and the deepest truth, depending on how much it is used. In conventional usage, it is not only one of the most frequently used words in the language (together with the related words: "me," "my," "mine," and "myself") but also one of the most misleading. In normal everyday usage, "I" embodies the primordial error, a misconception of who you are, an illusory sense of identity. This is the ego". So he saying that the ego makes you become fake. An identity that is projected to the public and it's true self is only shown to a select few. This individual wants you to believe they are something they are not. They only care about making you believe they have an amazing life and deep down when they go home they are miserable and doing self destructive behaviors. The egotistical being wants everyone to love them and make them fall for the persona they are projecting. This person doesn't know who they are. It's inflated self is acting, portraying a role without winning an academy award :).

If you can recognize the illusion it will dissolve. Knowing it's fake will be the death of the monster. They want you to believe the perception it gives is reality. So when you know what reality truly is the ego shall perish. Lets say you do not recognize the false self then you go back to being a victim to the ego. Do not let it take you over ! Break through and fight it because once you do your much closer to reaching enlightenment.